26 July 2011

We have 20 miles to go and land has been in sight for the past few hours. We still don't know if we will be able to anchor at Hiva Oa; the winds dropped right down this morning and progress was slower than the whole of the rest of our trip. But that meant that we could blitz the boat, getting it all ready for landfall. Mark has just brought in the fishing lure after 3 frigate birds were swooping down on it - now that would be bad luck on our last day so we have accepted that dinner will be some textured vegetable protein spag bol affair, rather than mahi mahi or tuna :-(
We put the engines on to help our speed a little and so I have just enjoyed a hot shower now we know we'll be filling up tomorrow - bliss - clean clothes and hair! Hiva Oa looks pretty impressive from a distance. All of a sudden, I'm very excited - we should be anchored in 3 or 4 hours time.....will update again, once we are at anchor. Curr Pos: 09.48S 138.43W